First Advantage Corporation (FA)Industrials | Specialty Business Services | Atlanta, United States | NasdaqGS
18.98 USD
-0.27
(-1.403%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 18.98 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:46 a.m. EDT
The investment case for First Advantage is currently bifurcated between a compelling turnaround story and severe valuation risks. Fundamentally, the company is showing signs of life with revenue growing nearly 15% and earnings exploding by over 54%, supported by a healthy balance sheet and strong cash generation. However, the market has priced this optimism aggressively, resulting in a trailing P/E of 136x that makes the current price look detached from historical norms. While the forward P/E drops to a more reasonable 12.6x, implying analysts expect massive future expansion, the lack of price history prevents a confident assessment of long-term structural quality. The short-term outlook remains neutral; despite the earnings beat, the stock is trading below its 50-day moving average, and the statistical forecast offers no directional edge. With no dividend to provide income, the only path to value is a successful execution of the growth thesis, which carries significant execution risk given the high valuation multiple. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.039654 |
| AutoETS | 0.039663 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.039663 |
| MSTL | 0.041910 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 1.23 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.019 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 2.05 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2023-08-17 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2023-08-17 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 157.74 |
| Revenue per Share | 9.607 |
| Market Cap | 3,259,885,056 |
| Trailing P/E | 135.57 |
| Forward P/E | 12.61 |
| Beta | 1.14 |
| Profit Margins | 1.51% |
| Website | https://fadv.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility rather than a clear directional move. Call open interest is heavily skewed out-of-the-money (OTM) at strikes 22.5 and 25.0, suggesting bets on a significant upside surge, while put open interest clusters near the money at 17.5, indicating a hedge against a drop to near-current levels. The implied volatility is elevated on both sides, reflecting uncertainty about whether the recent earnings beat can sustain momentum amidst broader sector concerns.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-18 | 1.5 | 11.111111 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.32264805 |
| Address1 | 1 Concourse Parkway NE |
| Address2 | Suite 200 |
| All Time High | 25.15 |
| All Time Low | 8.82 |
| Ask | 24.25 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.1 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,793,580 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,019,249 |
| Average Volume | 2,019,249 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,793,580 |
| Beta | 1.14 |
| Bid | 13.64 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 7.542 |
| City | Atlanta |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 18.98 |
| Current Ratio | 2.527 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 19.29 |
| Day Low | 18.725 |
| Debt To Equity | 157.74 |
| Display Name | First Advantage |
| Dividend Date | 1,693,440,000 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 54.987 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 53.916 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | 421,151,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.25323 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 12.017 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.043 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,060,995,072 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.27564 |
| Eps Forward | 1.50571 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.14 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,692,316,800 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 20.423 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.4430008 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.070655674 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 32.264805 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 25.15 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.17 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.24532804 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.82 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 10.16 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.1519275 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.82 - 25.15 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,624,455,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 93,798,126 |
| Forward Eps | 1.50571 |
| Forward P E | 12.605349 |
| Free Cashflow | 215,071,744 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 9,500 |
| Fullday Change | -0.27000046 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.4025998 |
| Fullday Price | 18.98 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.45219 |
| Gross Profits | 752,049,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.025559999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.07045 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 171,753,691 |
| Industry | Specialty Business Services |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Business Services |
| Industry Key | specialty-business-services |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-06-23 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,692,316,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 1.5 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | First Advantage Corporation provides employment background screening, digital identity, and verification solutions internationally. It offers pre-onboarding products and solutions, such as criminal background checks, drug/health screening, extended workforce screening, FBI channeling, identity checks and biometric fraud mitigation tools, education/work history verification, driver records and compliance, healthcare credentials, executive screening, and other screening products. The company also provides post-onboarding solutions, including criminal records monitoring, I-9 verification, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle records, social media screening, and global sanctions and licenses; and adjacent products comprising fleet/vehicle compliance, hiring tax credits and incentives, and investigative research. Its products and solutions are used by executive management, human resources, talent acquisition, risk, compliance, vendor management, safety, global enterprises, mid-sized, and small companies. The company was formerly known as Fastball Intermediate, Inc. and changed its name to First Advantage Corporation in March 2021. First Advantage Corporation was founded in 2002 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| Long Name | First Advantage Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,259,885,056 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4069597 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 25,144,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,435,073,820 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 19.06 |
| Operating Cashflow | 261,336,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.12774 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 678 868 4151 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 18.98 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,008,049 |
| Previous Close | 19.25 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 14.878805 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.516574 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.9600879 |
| Profit Margins | 0.01512 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.42 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.1 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.27 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.4026 |
| Regular Market Day High | 19.29 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.725 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 18.725 - 19.29 |
| Regular Market Open | 19.06 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 19.25 |
| Regular Market Price | 18.98 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 948,037 |
| Return On Assets | 0.02823 |
| Return On Equity | 0.01939 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.149 |
| Revenue Per Share | 9.607 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1570785 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 171,753,691 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0553 |
| Shares Short | 9,489,578 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 10,371,470 |
| Short Name | First Advantage Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.121800005 |
| Short Ratio | 5.7 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | GA |
| Symbol | FA |
| Target High Price | 30.0 |
| Target Low Price | 22.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 26.0 |
| Target Median Price | 26.5 |
| Total Cash | 239,968,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.397 |
| Total Debt | 2,041,079,040 |
| Total Revenue | 1,663,132,032 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.14 |
| Trailing P E | 135.57143 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 16.0076 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.9723988 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.18568671 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 948,037 |
| Website | https://fadv.com |
| Zip | 30,328 |